The Veteran's current diagnosed residuals of right ankle sprain are related to his military service, and the Board is granting the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The continuity of symptomatology established by the Veteran's lay statements and medical records supports a finding that his current right ankle disability is related to his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0925415
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What this means for you
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